Cross Country Opens Season in Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin – The University of Findlay men's and women's cross-country teams opened up the 2022 fall campaign with a trip west to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Friday, Sep. 2 to run in the Vic Godfrey Open hosted by the University of Wisconsin Parkside. Findlay's women took second out of seven teams, finishing just three points behind Michigan Tech. The Oilers men finished in fourth in the event.
Quotes from the Coach
"Both groups competed really well and I was very pleased with how we performed", said head coach, Eric Wymer. "The main reason we made the trip was to preview the regional course. We had a few athletes sitting out on both sides but I'm proud of the way the rest of the group stepped up. I was really impressed with the women's group who have matured a lot since last year. They executed the race plan perfectly and I'm excited to see what they can do the rest of this season. Our men executed well and learned a lot and we know what we have to do going forward to move this in the right direction"
Women (4,000-meter race)
Findlay's highest finisher in the 4k was junior Maya Hamser who crossed the finish line in fifth, clocking in with a time of 14:56.1, just a half-second behind a fourth-place finish. A second later, Hamsher's teammate, sophomore Ava Beam, finished, securing sixth with a 14:57.7. Freshman Sarah Reinhart wrapped up the Oilers' top-ten finishers as she took tenth with a time of 15:17.3.
Senior Megan Donoher also counted towards her team's standings as she completed the race in a time of 15:30.7 which was good for 12th. Sophomore Reilly Cozette rounded out Findlay's top-five with an 18th-place finish, clocking in with a time of 15:44.3. The final runner in the top 25 came in 24th and was sophomore Taylor Ward who finished the nearly two-and-a-half-mile race in 15:59.4.
Other Oilers
Sophomore Bailey Chenevey (38th | 16:37.2)
Junior Hailey Wilson (40th | 16:40.5)
Freshman Claire Bachman (53rd | 17:13.8)
Freshman Samantha Rohrs (60th | 17:59.4)
Men (6,000-meter race)
Sophomore Simon Derstine was the Oilers' top finisher on Friday as he finished in 21st with a time of 19:46.2. Close behind was junior Colin Moats who took 26th with a 20:09.1. The final three to contribute their place to the team score were sophomore Connor Hill (29th |20:13.6), sophomore Zack Britton (33rd | 20:30.8), and sophomore Dylan Hickey (34th | 20:35.1).
Other Oilers
Freshman Carson Closson (40th | 21:32.4)
Freshman Roy Langhals (42nd | 21:56.3)
Freshman Sean Roan (44th | 22:05.9)
Sophomore Aidan Ruiz (49th | 22:48.4)
Junior Joe Sadowski (50th | 23:03.8)
Freshman Alex Albers (52nd | 23:15.9)
Findlay will be back in action at the All-Ohio Championship hosted by Cedarville University on Friday, Sep. 16.